He has played at a record 8 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and served as captain in 5. At one point, Liverpool had 6 South Africans on its roster. I am Lincoln from Hong Kong also aka Excapegoat at bigsoccer. He is their third all-time leading scorer. Born in Boksburg, Transvaal Province,  Berry Nieuwenhuys was one of six South Africans playing for Liverpool during the 1930's. The 2018 African POTY award went to Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah. Our goalscoring duo of Sadio Mane and Mo Salah have reached one feat of the iconic pair Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish. Liverpool FC Players In And Out. I am also considering African-born players who played for non-African national team. Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. From the section African. By Kobe Tong; 13:18 02/01/21 BST; share on … However, he is eligible for this team because he was born in South Africa. View Liverpool FC squad and player information on the official website of the Premier League. The official home of the Liverpool FC first team. Nigerian Bobby Adekanye came on after the break for just his third league appearance with the 20-year-old former Liverpool youngster tapping in his first Serie A goal to complete a 5-1 rout of rock bottom SPAL for third-placed Lazio. FC Köln, Lens, Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor. List of all the Liverpool FC players included in the wage table below are. Kolo Toure is Yaya Toure's brother. Song started his career with Metz. Hodgson is the clib's third leading scorer behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt. -- Bruce Grobbelaar, Kolo Toure, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are on my Africa's Greatest All-Time Team. Paris (AFP) – Egyptian star Mohamed Salah scored in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the weekend to equal a Liverpool record of eight goals in the first eight league matches of a season. Touré is the second-most capped player for the Ivory Coast, with 118 appearances from 2000 to 2015. 100 players who shook the Kop. Titi Camara is ahead of him on my depth chart. Later, Berry Nieuwenhuys captained Liverpool. He was followed by Gordon Hidgson who went on to scored 241 goals in 377 appearances for the Anfield club. Bissau-Guinean international Mama Balde scored twice as Dijon claimed a crucial 3-0 win against fellow strugglers Brest on Saturday. Although history, they have signed a number of players from Africa. Craig Johnston is not qualified for the foreign team because he was capped by England at the youth level. -- Rigobert Song played as a rightback for Liverpool. Omeruo grabbed the equaliser with a guided finish into the bottom corner at Butarque, where he was making his 15th league appearance alongside compatriot Chidozie Awaziem in defence. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday ruled himself out of the Netherlands squad for Euro 2020 to focus on being fit for the start of the next Premier League season.... more » 08.05.2021 23:16 African players in Europe: Salah scores to match Liverpool record. African players in Europe: Salah scores to match Liverpool record. Previous New match rules for Everton and Liverpool players and staff announced (vitag.Init = window.vitag.Init || []).push(function(){viAPItag.display("vi_949932995")}). List of all Liverpool transfer signings? -- Many South African players have played for Liverpool. Ho... 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We have tried our best to source data from as many reliable sources as possible. "Mo" Salah played with El Mokawloon in Egypt before heading to play for Basel in Switzerland. In 2013, he won the best player award in Switzerland. Both Djimi Traoré and Mohamed Sissoko were born in France, but chose to represent Mali. Tuesday, 04 Feb 2020 08:51 AM MYT. It was a memorable night for Sadio Mane on Tuesday as the Liverpool and Senegal star was named the African Player of the Year for his efforts in 2019.   Europe. --All players capped by African national teams are eligible, regardless of birthplace, race, etc. In his first game back from suspension, he failed to beat Burnley keeper Nick Pope with a chip, then headed wide from Alexandre Lacazette’s cross. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday ruled himself out of the Netherlands squad for Euro 2020 to focus on being fit for the start of the next Premier League season.... more » 08.05.2021 23:16 WATCH | How Liverpool’s African players helped win Premier League. The Gabon striker endured a rare off-day against Burnley as the Gunners were held to a 0-0 draw at Turf Moor. Liverpool has the most players for all clubs on that team. Egypt forward Mohamed Salah’s double helped Liverpool equal Manchester City’s record of 20 consecutive Premier League wins and move Jurgen Klopp’s side ever closer to the title. -- Bruce Grobbelaar, Mohamed "Momo" Sissoko, Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah are members of my Liverpool All-Time Foreign team. With Jurgen Klopp’s side leading through goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jordan Henderson, Salah struck in the 71st minute from Henderson’s pass. Channels Television Updated March 2, 2020. He scored a goal in the Final. Klopp gives update on Henderson injury after Merseyside loss . Momo Sissoko began his professional career with Valencia in Spain. Spread the love. Paris (AFP) – Egyptian star Mohamed Salah scored in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the weekend to equal a Liverpool record of eight goals in the first eight league matches of a season. Our goalscoring duo of Sadio Mane and Mo Salah have reached one feat of the iconic pair Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish. Joël Matip was born in Germany, but played for Cameroon. From 2010 to 2015, he played 27 times for Cameroon. 27 Feb 2021. The 2011 election was different. From the section African. He won the 1984 European Cup, 6 English league titles and 3 FA Cups. So I only did a Best XI. AFP November 9, 2020 AFP 1 Comment. READ ALSO: Salah, Firmino shine as Liverpool blow 4-0 past Southampton. 26 June 2020 - 13:27 By Anthony ... and African players contributed to Liverpool's first league title since 1990, with seven games to spare. 20. Soon after, Liverpool signed Arthur Riley from the touring team. He would play for Liverpool, PSG, Juventus, Forientina and Shanghai Shenhua. Liverpool 2020-21 Player Wages. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk on Wednesday ruled himself out of the Netherlands squad for Euro 2020 to focus on being fit for the start of the next Premier League season.... more » 08.05.2021 23:16 He was better known for his career with Liverpool FC between 1981 and 1988. His uncle is Joseph-Desire Job. Ranking the five best African players to have played for Manchester United or Liverpool But Boga immediately hit back to make amends, cutting inside to rifle in a superb fourth goal for a 4-2 win, his side’s first ever in the top flight over the capital side. Born in South Africa, he moved to Rhodesia as a child. The 27-year-old Senegalese striker was up against his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian player who has won the award for the last two years, and Algerian Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City. Liverpool FC Squad Information 2020/2021 | Premier League Skip to main navigation Skip to main content Liverpool kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League as Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara sealed a 2-0 win against Southampton on Saturday.... more » 07.05.2021 17:33 Surprisingly, as if 2020 couldn’t be any worse, teams like Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are already […] fans in 2006 revealed their opinion on the "100 players who shook the Kop", i.e. Over 140 foreign players have played for Liverpool FC. Lucky Star Cup organisers Lourens De Waal, Abdullah Solomans and Zaid Omar with Sadio Mane The overall winner was Kenny Dalglish ahead of Steven Gerrard. In celebration of Salah day, then, we've ranked all 20 African players ever to turn out for Liverpool's first team. This blog is mainly about all-time teams. -- The starting back four did not play much for the club. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. Sadio Mané stated with Metz. In 1999, he left Italy to start successive stints with Liverpool, West Ham United and 1. -- There are not many African or African-born players midfielder who had played for Liverpool FC. Four European white players are selected. The award by France Football magazine was awarded to the best African footballer between 1970 and 1994. He later played for Leeds United. Please also see my All-Time World Cup Team Index, Africa Greatest All-Time TeamLiverpool Greatest All-Time TeamLiverpool Greatest All-Time Team for English players, Liverpool Greatest All-Time Team for ForeignersLiverpool Greatest All-Time Team for British Isles players without English players, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia Liverpool's Sadio Mane was crowned Africa's 2019 Player of the Year for the first time at an awards gala in Egypt on Tuesday. It merely astonishes me. Our pair of African players are getting closer to becoming legends. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool’s Highest Earner With Salary Doubling Sadio Mane . Harman Van den Berg and Bob Priday also played for them. The front four and the midfielders are better than the defenders, but Grobbelaar makes up the weakness in the back. We have got all the match results from 1892 to today along with great player profiles Visit the post for more. Klopp rues Liverpool Merseyside derby loss to Everton . The 27-year-old Senegalese striker was up against his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian player who has won the award for the last two years, and Algerian Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City. (Note: not all of these players made over 100 appearances for the club). He represented the team at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cup Finals. Last updated on 7 January 2020 7 January 2020. SADIO MANE HAS beaten Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez to the CAF African Player of the Year award for 2019. Momo Sissoko was a star player. By Anthony Molyneaux - 26 June 2020 - 14:34 . He helped Liverpool to win the Champions' League in 2019. He went to 4 WC Finals from 1994 to 2010, missing the 2006. — Reuters pic . He also played club football with Lens, Charlton Athletic, Portsmouth, Rennes, Birmingham City, Monaco, Marseille and Seattle. Our pair of African players are getting closer to becoming legends. Salif Diao was the other alternatives.